Just a few off the top of my head:
"The Fatal Conceit", F. A. v. Hayek
About the origins and maintenance of civilization.
"The Future and Its Enemies", Virginia Postrel
About the folly of trying to plan a society's future.
"Atlas Shrugged", Ayn Rand
Here heroes were unrealistic, but here villains were right on the money.
"The Millionaire Mind", Thomas J. Stanley
Who the rich really are.
"The Bible",
great ammo for when some fundamentalist tries to bamboozle you
"Ceremonial Chemistry", Thomas Szasz
The war on some drugs is doing more damage than the drugs.
"The Lord of the Rings", J. R. R. Tolkien
It may ruin the movies for you.
"The Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith
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Just a few off the top of my head: "The Fatal Conceit", F. A. v. Hayek About the origins and maintenance of civilization. "The Future and Its Enemies", Virginia Postrel About the folly of trying to plan a society's future. "Atlas Shrugged", Ayn Rand Here heroes were unrealistic, but here villains were right on the money. "The Millionaire Mind", Thomas J. Stanley Who the rich really are. "The Bible", great ammo for when some fundamentalist tries to bamboozle you "Ceremonial Chemistry", Thomas Szasz The war on some drugs is doing more damage than the drugs. "The Lord of the Rings", J. R. R. Tolkien It may ruin the movies for you. "The Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith